Serpentine vs Reptilian - What's the difference?
serpentine | reptilian |
Sinuous; curving in alternate directions.
Having the shape or form of a snake.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
Of, or having attributes associated with, the mythological serpent, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
An early form of cannon.
A coiled distillation tube.
(maths) Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea
(archaic) To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.
* Lord Lyttelton
(geology, botany) Of or characteristic of serpentine rocks or the plants that grow there.
(label) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure.
(geology) An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
Reptile
(ufology) One of a race of extraterrestrial shape-shifters purported to secretly control the world.
As a proper noun serpentine
is the lake in hyde park, london or serpentine can be a name given to several rivers in alaska, australia, canada and new zealand .As an adjective reptilian is
reptile-like.As a noun reptilian is
reptile.serpentine
English
(wikipedia serpentine)Etymology 1
From (etyl) serpentin, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous.
- There are serpentine species of lizards which do not have legs.
- The wily criminal was known for his serpentine behavior.
Synonyms
* : sinuous, tortuous, winding * (having the form of a snake): ophidianNoun
(en noun)Verb
(serpentin)- There were two little lakes, or rather large pools which stood in the bottom, whence issued a rivulet which serpentined in view for two or three miles, offering a pleasing relief to the eye.